Come next year, Nowitzki has a chance to pass Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon, Elvin Hayes and Moses Malone, who sits in 7th place with 27,409 points. He also has a chance to pass Shaquille O’Neal for 6th, but won’t go any higher. Wilt Chamberlain holds down 5th, but is nearly 3,000 points ahead of O’Neal.

Nowitzki is averaging a team-high 21.6 points per game, which ranks 13th in the NBA. He has scored over 1,650 points on the season, his most since the championship year when he scored 1,681 points.

Nowitzki has scored 26,714 points in his hall-of-fame career.

The Mavericks are coming off a sweep of their four-game road trip. They’ve won six straight on the road and went 4-4 during their franchise-record eight-game home stand.

Dallas is a half game ahead of the Phoenix Suns for 7th in the West, and 1.5 games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies, who sit in the 9th spot.

The Mavs have three games left on their schedule, starting with the San Antonio Spurs on April 10. The game will start at 8:00 p.m. ET and will be nationally televised on TNT.

Dallas will finish the season at home against the Suns on April 12 and in Memphis against the Grizzlies on April 16.

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About Brian Gosset

Brian Gosset, who was born and raised in Hawaii, is a senior at Northern Arizona University and seeking a degree in Journalism. He is a former beat writer for the school paper, The Lumberjack. Brian currently works for the school as a Student Assistant for Athletic Communications. He loves the Dallas Mavericks, Oklahoma Sooners, Lumberjacks, Philadelphia Eagles and Hawaii Warriors. You can follow Brian on Twitter @Gosset41.